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Birth rate in South Africa

Latest: 18.5
Previous: 18.8
Change: -0.29 (-1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Per 1,000

Birth rate over time

Annual, Per 1,000, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Birth rate in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	40.0
Dec 31, 1967	39.9
Dec 31, 1968	39.8
Dec 31, 1969	39.7
Dec 31, 1970	39.4
Dec 31, 1971	39.3
Dec 31, 1972	38.9
Dec 31, 1973	38.4
Dec 31, 1974	37.7
Dec 31, 1975	37.0
Dec 31, 1976	36.3
Dec 31, 1977	35.6
Dec 31, 1978	35.1
Dec 31, 1979	34.9
Dec 31, 1980	34.7
Dec 31, 1981	34.6
Dec 31, 1982	34.8
Dec 31, 1983	34.6
Dec 31, 1984	34.5
Dec 31, 1985	34.2
Dec 31, 1986	33.6
Dec 31, 1987	33.2
Dec 31, 1988	32.0
Dec 31, 1989	30.6
Dec 31, 1990	28.7
Dec 31, 1991	28.1
Dec 31, 1992	27.0
Dec 31, 1993	26.6
Dec 31, 1994	24.6
Dec 31, 1995	25.6
Dec 31, 1996	24.9
Dec 31, 1997	23.9
Dec 31, 1998	23.2
Dec 31, 1999	22.7
Dec 31, 2000	21.6
Dec 31, 2001	21.3
Dec 31, 2002	20.9
Dec 31, 2003	21.4
Dec 31, 2004	22.1
Dec 31, 2005	22.7
Dec 31, 2006	23.1
Dec 31, 2007	23.1
Dec 31, 2008	24.3
Dec 31, 2009	22.8
Dec 31, 2010	22.2
Dec 31, 2011	22.1
Dec 31, 2012	22.1
Dec 31, 2013	21.9
Dec 31, 2014	21.8
Dec 31, 2015	21.0
Dec 31, 2016	20.3
Dec 31, 2017	20.0
Dec 31, 2018	19.9
Dec 31, 2019	19.7
Dec 31, 2020	19.5
Dec 31, 2021	19.4
Dec 31, 2022	19.1
Dec 31, 2023	18.8
Dec 31, 2024	18.5
Dec 31, 2025	—

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